Usually means: Selective breeding using closely related animals.
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  1. line breeding: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. line breeding: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. line breeding: Collins English Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (stockbreeding) Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother.

Similar:
bloodstock, tribe, stockbreeding, cross-breeding, breeding, slavebreeding, dog breeding, breedership, crossbreed, stud book, more...

Opposite:
outcrossing, outbreeding, crossbreeding

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Similar:
bloodstock, tribe, stockbreeding, cross-breeding, breeding, slavebreeding, dog breeding, breedership, crossbreed, stud book, more...

Opposite:
outcrossing, outbreeding, crossbreeding



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